Democrat Turkey Party

Democrat Turkey Party (Turkish: Demokrat Türkiye Partisi, DTP) is a former political party in Turkey

Democrat Turkey Party Demokrat Türkiye Partisi
Founded	January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)
Dissolved	2008 (2008)
Split from	True Path Party
Succeeded by	People's Ascent Party
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey
Ideology	Liberal conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
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The party was founded by a group of MPs issued from the True Path Party on 7 January 1997.^[1] The chairman of the party was Hüsamettin Cindoruk, who was a former chairman of the True Path Party. The party participated in the coalition government of Mesut Yılmaz (30 June 1997 – 11 January 1999). In the 1999 elections they received less than 1% of the vote. Hüsamettin Cindoruk resigned.^[2] In later years they tried to survive with different chairmen and names and in 2008 the party decided to merge with the People's Ascent Party.